Keyboard and mouse .. VS.. Joystick

KeyBoard & mouse

OR..

A JoyStick

Joystick elements:

1. Stick 2. Base 3. Trigger 4. Extra buttons 5. Autofire switch 6. Throttle 7. Hat Switch (POV Hat) 8. Suction Cup

What is a joystick good for these days?

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Flight Sim?

I have a gamepad, joystick and keyboard and mouse I use them all in different games

Joystick for flying games

gamepad for racing, platform and some third person

Mouse/keyboard for rts fps some third persone

I'm not sure I understand the point of this post.

Each genre of game has it's own desired control method. This seems as silly as those vs. posts.

I don't think he's asking which we think is the better peripheral, and we will naturally use keyboard and mouse for FPS/etc and stick for whatever we use it for, I think he is simply asking which we like the most.

You have pizza for your meal and you have ice cream for desert, but you're still going to have a preference.

Personally, I think that's a bad joystick to be using for the comparison. If you're using the kb/m setup, you should really use the full-on joystick setup. So, here you go. Couple the Cougar HOTAS with a good set of rudder pedals and then we'll do the comparison.

As it stands, I love my Thrustmaster Afterburner Mk. II while playing any kind of flight games (Crimson Skies, iL-2, Falcon 4.0, Freespace 2, Wing Commander...you name it). But, if I'm playing RTS/FPS/TPS/TBS, then it's all about kb/m. However, even then, when I play racing games (NfS or TDU), I needs me my 360 controller.

I prefer a keyboard and mouse myself.

So, here you go.Ein-7919

A somewhat phallic controller with thrustmaster written on it... :lol:.

I prefer a keyboard and mouse myself.

[QUOTE="Ein-7919"]So, here you go.BladeMaster84

A somewhat phallic controller with thrustmaster written on it... :lol:.

Mouse and keyboard for me.

A somewhat phallic controller with thrustmaster written on it... :lol:.

BladeMaster84

You want phallic? Consider where most aircraft place the cyclic/control surface controller. In addition to that, consider how such an itty-bitty controller basically controls the maneuverability of such a large aircraft. Now that's Freudian comedy gold right there.

Keyboard and mouse for everything, even for piloting aircrafts.

Keyboard and mouse for everything. Have tried playing with gamepads and well it feels like there is no connection between my hands and brain.

Just cant get used to the gamepads/Joysticks.

Keyboarders rule !!